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Remember to Celebrate!

Posted on September 8, 2024 by Michael Kane

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. ~ Oprah Winfrey Remember to Celebrate! Life is hard, bad things happen, too often things just don’t break your way. But sometimes they do. … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Walking San Francisco

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Michael Kane

San Francisco itself is art… every block is a short story, every hill a novel. Every home a poem, every dweller within immortal. That is the whole truth. ~ William Saroyan So San Francisco has been on social media in … Continue reading →

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Happy little weekend in Monterey

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Michael Kane

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. ~ Jacques Yves Cousteau So, I have been doing a bit of a farewell California tour the last couple of months. Preparing for my move … Continue reading →

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A Happy Surprise

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Michael Kane

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us. ~ Boris Pasternak A Happy Surprise Mostly because big brother lives 3500 miles away, my mother rarely has her three children together at any one time. Last weekend my brother, … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Hanging with Whales

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Michael Kane

Some of the greatest minds on Earth, live in the seas. ~ Anthony Douglas Williams Happiness is Hanging with Whales So as I mentioned last week I spent a week in Mexico, Baja generally, San Ignacio Lagoon specifically in the … Continue reading →

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Happy Mardi Gras 2024!

Posted on February 11, 2024 by Michael Kane

In America, there might be better gastronomic destinations than New Orleans, but there is no place more uniquely wonderful. ~ Anthony Bourdain Happy Mardi Gras my friends, Fat Tuesday is this week, the end of the Mardi Gras season, and … Continue reading →

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Kindness, Mardi Gras and Countdowns

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Michael Kane

No Act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted ~ Aesop Kindness I receive two acts of kindness on Friday, neither was expected. The first came as I was having a discussion in the hall with a faculty member … Continue reading →

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The Pizza Page – Pizza IS happiness!

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Michael Kane

The Pizza Page – Pizza IS Happiness! Pizza makes me think anything is possible ~ Henry Rollins The pizza page, how has it taken me so long to add this to my site?  For those who know me well, they … Continue reading →

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Looking Back at 59 Years

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Michael Kane

Don’t adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone else always has to carry on the story. ~ JRR Tolkein Looking back at 59 years You know turning 40 didn’t bother me, turning 50 didn’t bother me, but I … Continue reading →

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Taking the pressure off

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Michael Kane

He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden. ~ Plato Last week I wrote a bit about … Continue reading →

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